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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

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Peculiar Shooting Affair. Two Men Wounded. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

Harold Brooks (45), a returned soldier and well-known Communist, and his close friend, Sam Black (24), were admitted to the Newcastle Hospital…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Speech Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

The rain which had set in steadily about 5 o'clock in the afternoon continued till about a quarter to eight, when it ceased. It left the streets…

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Soldier Settlement Board's Visit to Tallangatta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

The Home Maintenance Area Board visited Tallangatta to hear evidence regarding the conditions of soldier settlement in the district. The sitting…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff, — It is a long time since I last wrote to the page. The weather has been wonderfully good lately. There is always dew on the…

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Anzac Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 20

THE toast is Anzac, gentlemen, To Anzac by the sea, And all the heroes there that fought To keep our country free…

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Policeman Wounded Rabbit Trapper on Trial

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 4

At Wangaratta (Vic.) Supreme Court on Tuesday Joseph M'Farlane, rabbit trapper, was charged with having unlawfully and maliciously…

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Britain's Old Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 33

A private who recently completed fifty years service with the West Yorkeshire Regiment has applied for and obtained an extension of his…

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Sydney Mystery Man Wounded, Wife Poisoned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 14

Mystery surrounds the wounding of a man and the poisoning of his wife in their home in May-street, Newtown. The victims—Louis de Clausel, aged…

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War on Tax Dodgers Staggering Sums Paid to Racketeers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 34

Faced with a Budget deficit next June ranging from £160,000,000 to £200,000,000, the Washington Government is at its wits' end to raise the…

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The Foch Memoirs the War Won by Staff Professors Studying Tactics for Forty Years

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 27

IT is reported that Lord Roberts prophesied not only a European war (which is not surprising) but also that the victorious general would be one…

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Limbless Soldiers' Association. Addressed by Minister of Justice. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 1

Speaking at the annual smoke social of the Limbless Soldiers' Association the Minister for Justice, Mr. Lamaro, who is a returned soldier…

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Soldiers' Social Gymkhana Workers Thanked

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

At the invitation of members of the Deniliquin branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., a number of ladies and gentlemen who assisted at the recent gymkhana were…

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Hay War Memorial Hall Meeting of Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

The members of the Hay War Memorial Committee met at the Council Chambers, on Wednesday night. There were present: Messrs. R. H…

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Barbers' Price Cutting. Pre-War Rates in Sydney. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

As a result of a price-cutting war, among the Sydney barbers, the charges for haircuts and shaves are now back to pre-war rates. In many…

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Action by Returned Soldiers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

The Executive of the R.S.S.I.L.A., Hay Branch, met last night, and unanimously decided to support the action of the Hay Municipal Council in…

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Original Correspondence. Soldiers and the Hall. The Editor, "Riverine Grazier."

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

Sir,—Once more we read of "Delegates Reports" and "sub-committee meetings"—all very Parliamentary, and with, similar results…

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Soldiers' Pensions. Interview with Mr. Theodore Proposed Reductions Denounced. Canberra

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

A conference of returned soldier delegates described the proposed pension "cuts" as "Tantamount to cold-blooded murder."…

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War Debts' Suspension. Increased Activity on Exchange. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

President's Hoover's plan for a year's suspension of war debts caused brisk activity, not only on the Stock Exchange, but in all…

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War Expenditure Cost to Australia £744,000,000 to June, 1930

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 1

Replying to a question by Mr. Maloney (V.) in the House of Representatives, Mr. [?] that the estimated cost of the war in…

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Hay War Memorial Committee the Hangar Purchased. Matter of Site for the Hall Under Consideration

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 4

The Hay War Mehorial Committee met at the residence of the president, Mr. R. H. Patterson, on Friday night. There were present: Messrs…

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